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Junior Nkeng - Signs Three Year Deal (Undisclosed fee...obviously)

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  • Nadou
    Nadou Posts: 1,782
    God save our gracious Nkeng
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,618
    Nadou said:
    God save our gracious Nkeng
    This would actually kind of work lol, especially when it becomes 'God save Nkeng' 
  • Nadou
    Nadou Posts: 1,782
    Leuth said:
    Nadou said:
    God save our gracious Nkeng
    This would actually kind of work lol, especially when it becomes 'God save Nkeng' 
    Send him victorious/ Happy and glorious
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,618
    Nadou said:
    Leuth said:
    Nadou said:
    God save our gracious Nkeng
    This would actually kind of work lol, especially when it becomes 'God save Nkeng' 
    Send him victorious/ Happy and glorious
    Long to reign over us 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 73,264
    covered_end_junior said:
    https://x.com/CAFCofficial/status/2094840458690077183/video/1?s=46

    Only got the call from us yesterday. 
    Sounds pretty confident for someone so young.
  • LTKapal
    LTKapal Posts: 1,400
    To clarify his Heatmap is primarily LW, is he a RW? 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,560
    LTKapal said:
    To clarify his Heatmap is primarily LW, is he a RW? 
    4th left winger in the squad . Looks quite 2 footed 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 34,555
    LTKapal said:
    To clarify his Heatmap is primarily LW, is he a RW? 
    He said he can play both sides.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,618
    LTKapal said:
    To clarify his Heatmap is primarily LW, is he a RW? 
    He's scored his only two professional goals as a RW! I think he's a 'menace to defenders' and he'll play where we put him
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,748
    I've seen him have some frankly incredible performances for Wimbledon. I thought he was destined for higher things than us and I believe he will be sooner or later. Really happy we have signed him, he is capable of greatness 

    He could also be capable of playing in the national league within 18 months 

    I think we have got a really promising and high ceiling player at a good time, all the raw materials and a fair few of the more refined attributes as well. A lot of people are going to be really pleasantly shocked and saying "where dafuq has this kid been?"

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  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,813
    Great interview, he cannot wait to start taking on defenders. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,844
    shirty5 said:
    He’s from Barcelona 
    Said Sybil Fawlty.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 67,418
    A very brief clip of him from the other night at Craven Cottage here at 6:15, looks tricky and likes a step over, could see him winning lots of free kicks

  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,967
    Carter said:
    I've seen him have some frankly incredible performances for Wimbledon. I thought he was destined for higher things than us and I believe he will be sooner or later. Really happy we have signed him, he is capable of greatness 

    He could also be capable of playing in the national league within 18 months 

    I think we have got a really promising and high ceiling player at a good time, all the raw materials and a fair few of the more refined attributes as well. A lot of people are going to be really pleasantly shocked and saying "where dafuq has this kid been?"
    Could be interesting, having someone talented but raw could make for an interesting wild card if used carefully. Then again the same was said for Kaheim Dixon, though Junior has both EFL experience and a stronger build/physique it seems.
  • Yorkshireaddick
    Yorkshireaddick Posts: 539
    Just listened to his interview. I’m genuinely excited for the lad. 
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 17,732
    From my other Wimbledon mate - not quite as glowing as the first:

    “Exciting player. I suspect he'll get found out at Championship level and struggle ultimately, but you might have some fun cameos in the meantime. Hopefully I'll be wrong, he can move at speed with the ball both ways and he is young, and if he added elements to his game (passing, shooting, sharper movement) you never know. Id say, a decent punt.”
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,618
    There's no phrase in football quite so inane as 'get found out' 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,618
    Or at least, inanely-used. This is a lavishly talented 19 year old with two league goals ever. There's nothing TO get found out, there's only upside. Anyone getting found out will be opposition full-backs with established careers, like that Montenegrin Preston left-back who had to be subbed off in great distress the other day after a bit of Millenic treatment 
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 17,732
    So Kaheim Dixson didn’t “get found out” then? You do get wound up by odd things, Leuth!
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,618
    Weegie Addick said:
    So Kaheim Dixson didn’t “get found out” then? You do get wound up by odd things, Leuth!
    He was a regular international footballer, so there's more of a case for that, but I'd say even then it was more failing to launch than getting found out. Harry Arter, now there's someone who was found out 

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  • jose
    jose Posts: 1,885
    Welcome Junior.
    Be a winner.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,748
    thenewbie said:
    Carter said:
    I've seen him have some frankly incredible performances for Wimbledon. I thought he was destined for higher things than us and I believe he will be sooner or later. Really happy we have signed him, he is capable of greatness 

    He could also be capable of playing in the national league within 18 months 

    I think we have got a really promising and high ceiling player at a good time, all the raw materials and a fair few of the more refined attributes as well. A lot of people are going to be really pleasantly shocked and saying "where dafuq has this kid been?"
    Could be interesting, having someone talented but raw could make for an interesting wild card if used carefully. Then again the same was said for Kaheim Dixon, though Junior has both EFL experience and a stronger build/physique it seems.
    I take your point about being a wildcard but him and Dixon are night and day in terms of how ready and the type of player they are 

    Junior is more of a TC, direct type of player whereas Kaheim Dixon from what I saw was a jinky, tricksy player but not direct pr he wasn't whenever I saw him 




  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 11,052
    Carter said:
    thenewbie said:
    Carter said:
    I've seen him have some frankly incredible performances for Wimbledon. I thought he was destined for higher things than us and I believe he will be sooner or later. Really happy we have signed him, he is capable of greatness 

    He could also be capable of playing in the national league within 18 months 

    I think we have got a really promising and high ceiling player at a good time, all the raw materials and a fair few of the more refined attributes as well. A lot of people are going to be really pleasantly shocked and saying "where dafuq has this kid been?"
    Could be interesting, having someone talented but raw could make for an interesting wild card if used carefully. Then again the same was said for Kaheim Dixon, though Junior has both EFL experience and a stronger build/physique it seems.
    I take your point about being a wildcard but him and Dixon are night and day in terms of how ready and the type of player they are 

    Junior is more of a TC, direct type of player whereas Kaheim Dixon from what I saw was a jinky, tricksy player but not direct pr he wasn't whenever I saw him 




    I was going to say from the clips I've seen the immediate comp in my head was TC. 
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,967
    Weegie Addick said:
    From my other Wimbledon mate - not quite as glowing as the first:

    “Exciting player. I suspect he'll get found out at Championship level and struggle ultimately, but you might have some fun cameos in the meantime. Hopefully I'll be wrong, he can move at speed with the ball both ways and he is young, and if he added elements to his game (passing, shooting, sharper movement) you never know. Id say, a decent punt.”
    NJ does have a bit of a penchant for throwing someone more chaotic or unpredictable into closer games as a roll of the dice. Junior sounds like he's made for that role.
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,613
    edited September 2
    to the tune Volare

    Nkeng-oh-oh-oh, Nkeng-oh-oh-oh, He came from Barcelona, he runs thru Tornados!


  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 51,744
    As we already know, Championship full backs are not as easy to play against as some of their League One counterparts. He’ll find it much more difficult and at first I think could lose a lot of possession but he’ll learn from that. McNamara or Ramsay will need to be on their game at times. What he will do once he’s got to grips with The Championship is force teams to double up on him and with TC on the other side, particularly at The Valley it should create space to exploit. Hope he’s used as an impact sub for a while as I’d hate to see him lose confidence while adjusting to the step up. He’s been described as “raw” by some Dons fans and I actually don’t mind that. Jones is a good coach and will install in him the discipline he perhaps currently lacks. Raw also means unpredictable and defenders are not too keen on that. 
  • closet_addick
    closet_addick Posts: 483
    His name sounds like someone running headfirst into the goalpost. 
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 14,787
    Leuth said:
    There's no phrase in football quite so inane as 'get found out' 
    It is what it is
  • hermann
    hermann Posts: 532
    AFC mate said he's played both wing-back positions for them, please don't get any ideas Nathan
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 14,424
    Best player to leave Wimbledon since Loyal Lyle left according to womble fans.. 

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